ALs from Virginia slave owner about slaves 1857

Black History 1849 Richmond, Virginia Slave Owner "E. H. Simmons" Printed Receipt for "One Negro Slave named John" Sale June 26, 1849-Dated, Rare Partially-Printed Slavery $375 Bill of Sale for "One N

Heading: (1846 “Negro blankets” for Virginia slave-owner - murdered by his slave?) Author: Title: 1846 letter “Negro blankets” for Virginia slave-owner who may have been murdered by his slave

Slave Owner Receives Pay for his Slave Enlisted in the Union Army CIVIL WAR. Two Partly Printed Documents Signed regarding former slave Charles Hargis, who enlisted in the Regiment United States Color

North Carolina Slaveowner Sells Slave Born in His Household With this bill of sale, William Graham of Rowan County, North Carolina, sold an African American man named John to Edward B. D. Sloan of nea

Heading: (African-American) Author: Brooks, Samuel Title: Letter from a South Carolina slave-owner Place Published: Edgefield Court House, South Carolina Publisher: Date Published: Feb. 6, 18

This amazing piece of history is an excellent example of the Charleston “hire badge.” Charleston, South Carolina was the only city in the South to issue these tags. Each year a slave owner that hi

MARYLAND SLAVE OWNERS ARE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR SLAVES JOINING THE UNION ARMY Scarce printed document, 4pp, 4to., a blank "Evidence of Title" form issued by the state of Maryland, allowing a slave-owni

John Innes A LETTER TO THE RT HON HENRY GOULBURN 1830 Antique History Inscribed West India Distiller Duties Rum British Spirits St Mildreds Court Mr Home Drummond Merchant Slave Owner England London T

Two-page last will and testament written by Sarah Forrest of Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1842. We have not previously handled a document regarding slavery in which the sole owner is a woman, making th

Runaway Slave Small Letterpress Broadside. Dated September 27, 1841. Broadside would indicate that the owner had frequent slave escapes. Charles Carroll was a member of a prestigious Maryland family.

Pre-Civil War Plantation Knife. Attached tag from owner reads, "Plantation Slave Oversears Knife, 1820-1840 Louisania." We are unable to authenticate this knife. Sold as is. The knife measures 24 3/4"

Inked manuscript cut unlined letter sheet (8 x7”) reading: Know all men by those present that I Mary Glassbach of Frederick County the State of Virginia bargon (sic) and sole (sic) unto Joseph G

Original handwritten petition to the presiding judge at Petersburg, VA, May 1864, with the judge's decision and a bond issued as a result: a master appeals for the return of a slave, Elvira, who was c

Inked manuscript torn unlined letter sheet (8 x 6”) reading: Know all men by these present that I Catharine Ramey of Federick (sic) County and state of Virginia hath this Day Bargan (sic) and so

Inked manuscript cut unlined letter sheet (8 x8”) reading: Know all men by those present that I John Morgan of Frederick County the State of Virginia Convy (sic) hath this day sole (sic) unto Jo

A 7 ¾ x 2” high unlined scrap of paper with inked manuscript reading: March the 18 1828 Mr. Joseph Graves pledges to pay George Finch six dollars and 64 cents which you are dew ??? on my

1832 Document issued in Georgia, registering 11 year-old Sally, an enslaved girl brought into the state by owner John Cochran. Interstate slave importation was regulated and this document would serve

Slavery Early Virginia Runaway Slave Poster Offering a Higher Reward if Captured in Northern States or “secured in any jail.” Broadside, 9” x 9.75” (visible). Archivally matted to 15.75” x 1

1857 Document detailing the transfer to Jacob N Goff and Thomas Gilbert. from the Estate of Deceased Drury Gilbert. " One Negro Boy named Jones" Document Measures: 8" x 3"

Description: Lee Henry Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee Requests All Virginia "condemnation of slaves" Cases for Clemency Review 1p printed document signed by Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III (1756-1818

Details: 8pcs Collectible Antique Newspapers AMERICAN HISTORY & AMERICANA 1786-1857 Slavery Slaves Independent Gazetteer New York Tribune Tom & Jerry Circus West Point This group features 8 antique n

leather whip labled from a Virginia plantation. Provenance, from the Bill Jones Collection.

1857 Document "Valuation of Negroes Belonging to the Estate of RH Dixon Deceased 21st. December 1857" gives a comprehensive breakdown with the names and values of all the Slaves. Measures: 12" x 7 1/2

1857 Maryland Fugitive Slave reward poster Frame: 11 1/2" x 14 1/4" Poster: 8 1/2" x 11 1/2"